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more than 100 air control towers at smaller airports could be closed, lahood said. airlines likely would cancel flights. and congress, he said, would hear of the fallout. >> it's not only the impact on the passengers, it's the impact that it has on airports, control towers, people who work there, airports. and their phones are going to start ringing. why does this have to happen? nobody likes a delay. nobody likes waiting in line. none of us do. if we can't get our hamburger within five minutes, if we can't get on the plane within 30, 40, 50 minutes after going through, you know what happens. they start calling their member of congress. >> suarez: more now on these latest warnings, the republican response and the timing of these possible cuts. lisa rein is following this for the "washington post" and she joins me now. lisa, in recent days senior members of the obama administration have laid out an exacting detail all the terrible consequences that the sequester goes through while republicans, in many cases, have said it might not be that bad. from your reporting, ca
more than 100 air control towers at smaller airports could be closed, lahood said. airlines likely would cancel flights. and congress, he said, would hear of the fallout. >> it's not only the impact on the passengers, it's the impact that it has on airports, control towers, people who work there, airports. and their phones are going to start ringing. why does this have to happen? nobody likes a delay. nobody likes waiting in line. none of us do. if we can't get our hamburger within five...
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on friday, outgoing transportation secretary ray lahood said travelers would see major delays. >> this is going to have a real impact. calamity. it's a big deal. >> reporter: lahood said faa would need to trim $1 billion, that's less than 2% of the entire transportation budget. >> i think you've got a little bit of scare tactics going on there. >> reporter: and there is still finger-pointing over whose idea this was in the first place. in a "washington post" op-ed, bob woodward claims it came directly from the white house, writing, "obama personally approved the plan." white house officials have argued that the majority of house republicans voted to approve the sequester. as for furloughs, government officials say the majority of them won't take effect for about a month. lester? >> kristen, thank you. for more on how all this is playing out we're joined by cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood. if we get to friday, they don't make a deal, do these cuts all play out at once or do they transpire over a series of weeks or months? >> they'll play out for a while, maybe not for
on friday, outgoing transportation secretary ray lahood said travelers would see major delays. >> this is going to have a real impact. calamity. it's a big deal. >> reporter: lahood said faa would need to trim $1 billion, that's less than 2% of the entire transportation budget. >> i think you've got a little bit of scare tactics going on there. >> reporter: and there is still finger-pointing over whose idea this was in the first place. in a "washington post"...
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secretary lahood was talking about april for some of these air traffic affects. what will we see and how soon after march 1st? >> well, it's hard to say. there's no question that no one is going to be furloughed next friday. and the cuts will really not be visible for several weeks if that. it's also possible that congress will reach a deal several weeks into these cuts to stop them. and nothing really noticeable, you know, would happen to government services. so they will be gradual and federal agencies have the ability to push off some of the cuts. but what they are saying is that they need to start furloughing people in about april. the defense, the pentagon says this week that it was issuing furlough notices to about 800,000 civilian employees. to prepare to be furloughed. so in the case of the pentagon, you know, that means that destroyers, various aircraft carriers will not deploy to places like the persian gulf and other theatre, and that's a big effect on local economies, in areas like rampton rode, virginia, san diego. and it's an effect affect that will
secretary lahood was talking about april for some of these air traffic affects. what will we see and how soon after march 1st? >> well, it's hard to say. there's no question that no one is going to be furloughed next friday. and the cuts will really not be visible for several weeks if that. it's also possible that congress will reach a deal several weeks into these cuts to stop them. and nothing really noticeable, you know, would happen to government services. so they will be gradual and...
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no compromise when it comes to safety. >> that is transportation secretary ray lahood taking questions from the white house press corps introduced by jay carney and the press asking a lot of serious questions about what the murfurloughs would mea for regular movement around the country talking specifically about airports. the secretary saying they have been in touch with airlines and the unions talking with everybody at the same time so that they have all the information that they need. however, he did concede that it's impossible to keep the same schedules with less people but have, however, is guaranteeing that all safety standards will remain the same. we're back with much more right here on msnbc after this. ein ba, with simple, real ingredients, like roasted peanuts, creamy peanut butter, and a rich dark-chocolate flavor, plus 10 grams of protein, so it's energy straight from nature to you. nature valley protein bars. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male anno
no compromise when it comes to safety. >> that is transportation secretary ray lahood taking questions from the white house press corps introduced by jay carney and the press asking a lot of serious questions about what the murfurloughs would mea for regular movement around the country talking specifically about airports. the secretary saying they have been in touch with airlines and the unions talking with everybody at the same time so that they have all the information that they need....
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lahood talking about the consequences for the flying public. take a listen. >> we are also beginning discussions with unions to eliminate midnight shifts in over 60 towers across the country. these closures will impact services for commercial, general aviation, and military aircraft. this will delay travelers and delay the critical goods and services that communities across the country need. these are harmful cuts with real world consequences that will cost jobs and hurt our economy. >> reporter: the point is the white house now trying to push back, make the political argument of their own that this is going to be really harmful, it's going to hurt the public, there will be long lines at airports. some flights will be canceled, tours shut down for periods of time to deal with the budget cuts. the conservatives have been saying this is a small part of the federal budget and some of the cuts may not be as dire as the white house is playing it out to be. jon: interesting when you break it all down. jenna: ray lahood was talking about the nation's
lahood talking about the consequences for the flying public. take a listen. >> we are also beginning discussions with unions to eliminate midnight shifts in over 60 towers across the country. these closures will impact services for commercial, general aviation, and military aircraft. this will delay travelers and delay the critical goods and services that communities across the country need. these are harmful cuts with real world consequences that will cost jobs and hurt our economy....
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transportation secretary ray lahood said staff furloughs could force 100 air traffic control centers to close. those cutbacks would mostly affect smaller airports like sonoma county. alaska airlines is the airport's only commercial passenger carrier. and there is concern the airline could cut back or pull out because of safety questions. >> a lot of people in sonoma county use this as a transportation hubbs for business. so if that's impacted, that means i have to go 90 minutes to two hours over to oakland or san francisco to make the same flight. >> the federal government does have guidelines for take-offs and landings without air traffic control towers. >> former u.s. senator chuck hagel is set to be sworn in at the pentagon this morning as the new secretary of defense. the bitter seven week fight over his nomination ended yesterday as the senate voted 58-41 to confirm him. hagel by the way is a republican. but he got the votes of only 4 republican senators. many in the gop feel he is hostile towards israel and too soft on iran. >>> another swearing-in ceremony set right here in sa
transportation secretary ray lahood said staff furloughs could force 100 air traffic control centers to close. those cutbacks would mostly affect smaller airports like sonoma county. alaska airlines is the airport's only commercial passenger carrier. and there is concern the airline could cut back or pull out because of safety questions. >> a lot of people in sonoma county use this as a transportation hubbs for business. so if that's impacted, that means i have to go 90 minutes to two...
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. >> reporter: transportation secretary ray lahood said the flying public will start to feel the spending cuts set to kick in next friday. he expects up to 90-minute delays at large airports during peak travel times, while some smaller, regional airports may have to shut downault. he warned lawmakers they're going to hear about it. >> their phones are going to start ringing. why does this have to happen? >> reporter: long delays could be just the start for headaches for travelers. they say if air traffic controllers are forced to stay home, airlines could be forced to cancel flights. >> reporter: meeting with the japanese prime minister friday, president obama said avoiding these cuts should be a no- brainer. >> hope springs eternal. and i will keep making my case not only to congress but more importantly to the american people. >> reporter: republicans accuse the white house of using scare tactics. house majority leader eric canter said in a statement, president obama has said unlessly gets a second tax hike, he will be forced to let criminals loose on the street, the meat at your grocer
. >> reporter: transportation secretary ray lahood said the flying public will start to feel the spending cuts set to kick in next friday. he expects up to 90-minute delays at large airports during peak travel times, while some smaller, regional airports may have to shut downault. he warned lawmakers they're going to hear about it. >> their phones are going to start ringing. why does this have to happen? >> reporter: long delays could be just the start for headaches for...
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the transportation secretary, ray lahood, said today the cuts will lead to delays at our airports, including big ones in new york, chicago, san francisco, that could ripple across the country. he warns some control towers could be shut down at some less busy airports. >>> now to the news a lot of people woke up to this morning about a so-called smart bomb new breast cancer drug, a first-of-its-kind medication approved today by the fda. it is getting a lot of attention tonight. but this new drug isn't an answer for everyone. we've asked our chief medical editor, dr. nancy snyderman, to join us tonight. we wish there weren't so many caveats, but there are. >> there are caveats. it's a designer drug, of sorts, brian. but the fda today said yes, there is a new cancer drug to treat the most aggressive form of breast cancer. a reminder that breast cancer affects more women in this country than any other kind of cancer, other than skin cancer. more than 232,000 new cases diagnosed this year. and a reminder, men get it too. more than 2,000 men are expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer. but amo
the transportation secretary, ray lahood, said today the cuts will lead to delays at our airports, including big ones in new york, chicago, san francisco, that could ripple across the country. he warns some control towers could be shut down at some less busy airports. >>> now to the news a lot of people woke up to this morning about a so-called smart bomb new breast cancer drug, a first-of-its-kind medication approved today by the fda. it is getting a lot of attention tonight. but this...
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on friday out going transportation secretary lahood spoke to reporters. he warned that the faa would have to furlough 47,000 employees. la hood said that could mean that air travel would be slowed. here's what la hood had to say. >> travelers should expect delays. flights to major cities, like new york, chicago and san francisco and others, could experience delays of up to 90 minutes during peak hours because we have fewer controllers on staff. >> reporter: now the administration has also warned that 800,000 civilian defense department workers would be fur loued, 10,000 teachers and educators could be laid off. some border patrol agents would see a decrease in hours. now on friday, house speaker john boehner's office responded to our inquiries for a reaction to all of this. and they responded by saying the president is "far more interested in holding campaign-style rallies than urging his party in the senate to find a solution." alex, the sticking points are very familiar. they're the same sticking points that we've been talking about in a lot of these bu
on friday out going transportation secretary lahood spoke to reporters. he warned that the faa would have to furlough 47,000 employees. la hood said that could mean that air travel would be slowed. here's what la hood had to say. >> travelers should expect delays. flights to major cities, like new york, chicago and san francisco and others, could experience delays of up to 90 minutes during peak hours because we have fewer controllers on staff. >> reporter: now the administration...
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i don't care about that, what's sequester can't affect me, but ray lahood says it's going to affect all of us and we better pay attention and he's not happy. and he's fear mongering and trying to scare us so that we pressure lawmakers not to do th this, but sitting at the airport and 90 minute delays, should have listened. >> there is a bit of self-fulfilli self-fulfilling prophesy in this and no one was taken to task and president obama called his team to do is ray lahood. he's definitely taken to it with gusto and issued some dire warnings about that. >> he knows how to scare us. >> he does. and he has-- he's been in washington long enough to know how this game is played, once his republican congressman now, and democratic presidents on transportation, but look, the truth is that the cuts as they end up. they start out very small and they do build over time, but the scaring that they're talking about, the things they're talking about are based on decades, that this would be law for a decade that this would go on and on and on and we'd never have another budget in the next decade and n
i don't care about that, what's sequester can't affect me, but ray lahood says it's going to affect all of us and we better pay attention and he's not happy. and he's fear mongering and trying to scare us so that we pressure lawmakers not to do th this, but sitting at the airport and 90 minute delays, should have listened. >> there is a bit of self-fulfilli self-fulfilling prophesy in this and no one was taken to task and president obama called his team to do is ray lahood. he's...
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ray lahood say they would have to cut back on staff and put thousands on furlough. roughly half of the air traffic control facilities at these regional airports around the country may have to close and overnight shifts at dozens of towers could be eliminated. officials say that will mean both fewer flights and delays up to 90 minutes or more at major travel hubs. >> it could get fairly bad. it could be like we had a storm all over the country and things get slowed down and messed up. i mean that's a way to inflict the maximum pain on the public. >> reporter: some republicans complain the white house is exaggerating the impact to pressure congress but secretary lahood says the warnings are legitimate. >> we're not making this up in order to put pain on the american people. >> reporter: now, secretary lahood says the american people should be prepared for major disruption. we may find out soon just how accurate those predictions are. charlie and norah? >> elaine thanks. travel editor peter greenberg is with us this morning. good morning, peter. >> good morning. >> how
ray lahood say they would have to cut back on staff and put thousands on furlough. roughly half of the air traffic control facilities at these regional airports around the country may have to close and overnight shifts at dozens of towers could be eliminated. officials say that will mean both fewer flights and delays up to 90 minutes or more at major travel hubs. >> it could get fairly bad. it could be like we had a storm all over the country and things get slowed down and messed up. i...
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." >> secretary of transportation ray lahood here to discuss the looming sequester, plus, the nation's governors in washington. bobby jindal of louisiana and deval patrick of massachusetts. and political roundtable coming up, all on "meet the press." >> thank you, david. that will do it for us. thank you for watching. >> i'll see you back here tonight for "nbc nightly news." have a great day, everyone. >> up next on 11 news, our q&a guest and the legendary soul sirning marven gay brought to the stage. >> and the skies are clearing out, which means the temperatures are warming up.
." >> secretary of transportation ray lahood here to discuss the looming sequester, plus, the nation's governors in washington. bobby jindal of louisiana and deval patrick of massachusetts. and political roundtable coming up, all on "meet the press." >> thank you, david. that will do it for us. thank you for watching. >> i'll see you back here tonight for "nbc nightly news." have a great day, everyone. >> up next on 11 news, our q&a guest and...
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the most recent, transportation secretary ray lahood and furloughs of flight controllers and lead to delays of 90 minutes and canceled flights. earlier it was the department of agriculture and meat inspectors. there is serious disagreement how serious these consequences are. >> it is a big deal taking people money out-of-pocket books and wallets and laying them off and affect people in real level. the most important thing, the president is using bully pulpit. bringing, unleashing cabinet to do the whole dog-and-pony show around the country. >> we are not just moving money around. it just does not. the idea we can move mon from one pot, aip, airport improvement fund, most places has a pretty good chunk of money. sequester doesn't allow that. >> republicans charge these scenarios are basically to get them to bend and give in to tax increases to avert a number of these spending cuts that are supposed to begin on march 1st. on wednesday, likely sometime next week, perhaps the senate will vote on a democratic proposal and a republican proposal. it seems now, that officials in congress are
the most recent, transportation secretary ray lahood and furloughs of flight controllers and lead to delays of 90 minutes and canceled flights. earlier it was the department of agriculture and meat inspectors. there is serious disagreement how serious these consequences are. >> it is a big deal taking people money out-of-pocket books and wallets and laying them off and affect people in real level. the most important thing, the president is using bully pulpit. bringing, unleashing cabinet...
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. >> reporter: transportation secretary ray lahood said the flying public will start to feel the spending cuts up to next friday. he expects long delays at airports during peak travel times, while some smaller regional airports may have to shut downault. he -- down altogether. he warned lawmakers that they'll hear about it. >> their phones will start ringing. why does that have to happen? >> reporter: long lines and flight delays could just be the start of headaches for travelers. if air traffic controllers have to stay home, airlines could be forced to cancel flights. meeting with the japanese prime minister friday, president obama said avoiding these cuts should be a no-brainer. >> hope springs eternal. and i will hope to keep making my case to congress, and the american people. >> reporter: the public accused the white house of using scare tactics. eric canter said in a statement, president obama has said that unless he gets a second tax hike, he will be forced to let criminals loose on the street. the meat at your grocery store won't be inspected and emergency responders will be unabl
. >> reporter: transportation secretary ray lahood said the flying public will start to feel the spending cuts up to next friday. he expects long delays at airports during peak travel times, while some smaller regional airports may have to shut downault. he -- down altogether. he warned lawmakers that they'll hear about it. >> their phones will start ringing. why does that have to happen? >> reporter: long lines and flight delays could just be the start of headaches for...
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nationwide, the cuts mean longer security lines and plane delays, frpgs secretary ray lahood said worker furl lo eer furloughs ar. >> in the end, there has to be some kind of furlough of air traffic controllers and that then will also begin to curtail or eliminate guiding planes in and out of the airport. >> and food inspectors will likely be furloughed and meat and poultry plants will be closed or slow down. republicans are calling for more action, less talk. >> the president should be calling us over somewhere. camp david, the white house, somewhere, and us sitting down and trying to avert these cuts. >> senator kelly ayotte saying we shouldn't even be in this position. >> we wouldn't be in this positions if -- these sequester type situations if we prioritized spending. in terms of the democrat's plan, the first thing they come up with, we'll raise taxes. >> chances are slim congress will avert cuts before fry. expect to feel it hitting schools, grocery stores, airports to name a few, john. >>> call it a very seer weather sequel. life threatening blizzard conditions. that's what the na
nationwide, the cuts mean longer security lines and plane delays, frpgs secretary ray lahood said worker furl lo eer furloughs ar. >> in the end, there has to be some kind of furlough of air traffic controllers and that then will also begin to curtail or eliminate guiding planes in and out of the airport. >> and food inspectors will likely be furloughed and meat and poultry plants will be closed or slow down. republicans are calling for more action, less talk. >> the president...
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and yesterday transportation secretary ray lahood warned that air traffic control towers would be shut down, causing delays for travelers across the country. speaking yesterday on fox news, republican senator rand paul accused president obama of using, quote, mystery ontics to make his case. >> the sequester is a slow down in the rate of growth of government. it's the least we can do. our country is drowning in a sea of debt borrowing $50,000 a second. we have to slow down spending and for the president to use this mystery ontics is really beneath the office of the presidency. >> arthel: let's bring in a form campaign aide and white house aide to president george w. bush and bernard whitman, former pollman to president clinton and author of "52 reasons to vote for obama." good to see both of you. dede, i want to ask you if you feel that the president is highlighting the human factor of these forced spending cuts by having the first responders behind him at that press conference or do you find rand paul's comments with total -- valid? >> i kind of think it's more like it's oscar weekend
and yesterday transportation secretary ray lahood warned that air traffic control towers would be shut down, causing delays for travelers across the country. speaking yesterday on fox news, republican senator rand paul accused president obama of using, quote, mystery ontics to make his case. >> the sequester is a slow down in the rate of growth of government. it's the least we can do. our country is drowning in a sea of debt borrowing $50,000 a second. we have to slow down spending and...
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. >> reporter: now, just to hammer that message home, the white house sent out ray lahood to talk to reporters at the white house briefing. he talked about what he called a cal c calamity if these cuts go through. 47,000 faa employees are facing furloughs. that would result in delays at the airports and air traffic control would not have the staff that they normally would have and they might be closed altogether at the small air traffic control offices. here's what the transportation secretary had to say. >> flights to major cities, like new york, chicago, san francisco, and others could experience delays up to 90 minutes during peak hours because we have fewer controllers on staff. delays in these major airports will ripple across the country. >> reporter: now, earlier today, house speaker john boehner sent out a tweet complaining that the president is spending more time trying to blame republicans that he's actually engaging in negotiations and i can tell you from talking to both the speaker's office and the office of senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, they have had no further
. >> reporter: now, just to hammer that message home, the white house sent out ray lahood to talk to reporters at the white house briefing. he talked about what he called a cal c calamity if these cuts go through. 47,000 faa employees are facing furloughs. that would result in delays at the airports and air traffic control would not have the staff that they normally would have and they might be closed altogether at the small air traffic control offices. here's what the transportation...
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obama administration now predicting some difficult circumstances, transportation secretary ray lahood saying air traffic controllers could be cut causing flight delays and the secretary of education saying the nation's school children will suffer because of strained finances in the state. listen.... >> means a lot more children will not get the kinds of services they need as many as 40,000 teachers could lose their jobs. >> reporter: meantime, plenty of political finger pointing. >> the reason there is no agreement is because there is no leadership from the president on actually recognizing what the problem is. >> why is it that we can't come to the table and agree what cuts need to happen? that is what we should be doing. we shouldn't be passing the blame to the executive branch or saying this is obama's sequester >> reporter: both sides are pessimistic about changes to the agreement. >> heather: with five days left, you can understand why. what are the nation's governors saying? >> they had a meeting over the wined and some went on the sunday talk shows to talk about it. >> the real
obama administration now predicting some difficult circumstances, transportation secretary ray lahood saying air traffic controllers could be cut causing flight delays and the secretary of education saying the nation's school children will suffer because of strained finances in the state. listen.... >> means a lot more children will not get the kinds of services they need as many as 40,000 teachers could lose their jobs. >> reporter: meantime, plenty of political finger pointing....
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." >> secretary of transportation ray lahood here to discuss the looming sequester, plus, the nation's governors in washington. bobby jindal of louisiana and deval patrick of massachusetts. and political roundtable coming up, all on "meet the press." >> thank you, david. that will do it for us. thank you for watching. >> i'll see you back here tonight for "nbc nightly news." have a great day, everyone. >>> i really am deeply concerned about her situation. >> friends and family of an east bay couple expressing their concerns this morning after the two vanish while visiting peru. >>> plus another twist in the murder case surrounding oscar pistorius, his brother now also facing charges in the death of a woman. we'll explain. >>> and -- >> he's at 23rd and home. >> the move by world series mvp pablo sandoval that has bruce bochy in a teasing mood. >> announcer: from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning to you. looking live from oakland at san francisco. a little bit of a haze in the distance, but none of the mist we saw yesterday. what can you expect the rest of the d
." >> secretary of transportation ray lahood here to discuss the looming sequester, plus, the nation's governors in washington. bobby jindal of louisiana and deval patrick of massachusetts. and political roundtable coming up, all on "meet the press." >> thank you, david. that will do it for us. thank you for watching. >> i'll see you back here tonight for "nbc nightly news." have a great day, everyone. >>> i really am deeply concerned about...
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so says ray lahood. he is calling for a long-term transportation bill that would provide money for new projects past 2014. remember, this is the same guy that told us to stop driving toyotas and that the dreamliner was perfectly safe to fly. take everything with a grain of salt. the current administration is legislating based on emotion. joining us now is dan henninger from the "wall street journal." gun control and taxes, or tax increases, i should say. we had the assault weapon ban for three years. gun violence has gone down after it ended in 2004. tax rates, even the president said about a year and a half ago that when the economy is sliding, the last thing in the world you want to do is raise tax rates. that is what he is doing. >> let's talk about gun control. the president was in minnesota on monday. if we could just save one life, we have to try. in other words, we have to try to pass an anonymous national law to save one life? we had an assault weapons ban from 1994-2004. the national research co
so says ray lahood. he is calling for a long-term transportation bill that would provide money for new projects past 2014. remember, this is the same guy that told us to stop driving toyotas and that the dreamliner was perfectly safe to fly. take everything with a grain of salt. the current administration is legislating based on emotion. joining us now is dan henninger from the "wall street journal." gun control and taxes, or tax increases, i should say. we had the assault weapon ban...
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transportation secretary ray lahood said staff furloughs could force 100 air traffic control centers across the nation to shut down. those cutbacks would mostly affect smaller airports like sonoma county. >> a lot of people in sonoma county use this as a transportation hub for business. so if that's impacted, that means i have to go 90 minutes to two hours over to oakland or san francisco to make the same flight. >> air alaska does go into sonoma county. the federal government does have some guidelines though for take-offs and landings without air traffic control towers. >>> well, a political advisor in china just lost it right in the middle of an airport security checkpoint. take a look at this. his temper tantrum was caught on tape. he trashed a boarding area after he and his family missed two flights. when he couldn't breakthrough the glass doors, he slammed the sign on the desk. and he has since apologized which he should, right? >> i guess. >> i think we have all wanted to do this but never -- >> we're all very smart. >> exactly. >>> well, you will be able to take a cruise on th
transportation secretary ray lahood said staff furloughs could force 100 air traffic control centers across the nation to shut down. those cutbacks would mostly affect smaller airports like sonoma county. >> a lot of people in sonoma county use this as a transportation hub for business. so if that's impacted, that means i have to go 90 minutes to two hours over to oakland or san francisco to make the same flight. >> air alaska does go into sonoma county. the federal government does...
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today's latest warning came from transportation secretary ray lahood, who says our flights should be delayed by 90 minutes. delayed by 90 minutes. really. if you fly out of newark, you should be so lucky to get out in 90 minutes. but seriously, folks. i still believe lower spending and limited government is very good for economic growth and hence i still favor the sequester. however, the defense department should have much more flexibility so we don't endanger our national security and military readiness. general barry mccav raye will weigh in on that. and speaking of growth, despite some overbaked consumer pessimism, stocks bounced back today as the dow finished up 120 points. no fear. free market friday is here, folks. help is on the way. "the kudlow report" begins right now. >>> okay. first up, get ready. just six days. we are finally going to cut some spending. and trust me when i say lower spending and limited government is a good free market pro-growth capitalist recipe for prosperity. let's talk. we have our panel for this evening. we welcome back grgry meeks, democratic congr
today's latest warning came from transportation secretary ray lahood, who says our flights should be delayed by 90 minutes. delayed by 90 minutes. really. if you fly out of newark, you should be so lucky to get out in 90 minutes. but seriously, folks. i still believe lower spending and limited government is very good for economic growth and hence i still favor the sequester. however, the defense department should have much more flexibility so we don't endanger our national security and military...
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and ray lahood warned the faa would have to furlough 47,000 employees which he argued could slow air travel. >> travelers should expect delays. flights to major cities like new york, chicago, and san francisco and others could experience delays of up to 90 minutes during peek hourpeak hours beca we have fewer controllers on staff. delays will ripple across the country. >> 800,000 defense department workers will be furloughed. 10,000 teachers and educators could be laid off and some border patrol agents would see a decrease in hours. house speaker john boehner's office responded saying the president has been "far more interested in holding campaign-style rallies than urging his party in the senate to fund a solution." the sticking points are familiar with president obama, calling for new tax revenue and republicans saying they want to see this work out to entitlement reform and spending cuts with just six days left. there is really no resolution in sight. lester. >> kristen welker. thanks. here is erica. >>> turning to south africa, where former olympian oscar pistorius is spending hi
and ray lahood warned the faa would have to furlough 47,000 employees which he argued could slow air travel. >> travelers should expect delays. flights to major cities like new york, chicago, and san francisco and others could experience delays of up to 90 minutes during peek hourpeak hours beca we have fewer controllers on staff. delays will ripple across the country. >> 800,000 defense department workers will be furloughed. 10,000 teachers and educators could be laid off and some...
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start program, meat inspectors that might be furloughed, and then the secretary of transportation, ray lahood, a republican, he came to the podium at the white house briefing to warn of what will happen with the faa. he says that there will be furloughs of faa employees, that means air traffic controllers who won't be showing up for work on certain days of the week because of these budget cuts and that will affect airports because they say without all the air traffic controllers that they would normally have manning those stations, that they're going to have to slow things down going into major airports like new york, chicago, los angeles. and that in the end is going to result this delays. here's what the secretary had to say. >> obviously as always safety is our top priority and we will never allow the amount of air travel we can handle safely to take off and land which means travelers should expect delays. flights to major cities like new york, chicago and san francisco and others could experience delays of up to 90 minutes during peak hours because we have fewer controllers on staff. dela
start program, meat inspectors that might be furloughed, and then the secretary of transportation, ray lahood, a republican, he came to the podium at the white house briefing to warn of what will happen with the faa. he says that there will be furloughs of faa employees, that means air traffic controllers who won't be showing up for work on certain days of the week because of these budget cuts and that will affect airports because they say without all the air traffic controllers that they would...
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transportation secretary ray lahood says the vast majority 47,000 workers will be for load one day for every two week pay period happening through september with a maximum of two days for every two weeks. this situation will be different from previous government shutdown in '95 spared from all of this. airlines could take a hit, travel experts saying rising delays could cause business travelers in the coming months to postpone any flight plans. it is time to use more skype. dennis: all right, and boeing shares are in the green has very to plan to get the ground in 787 dreamliner back in the air. cheryl: are you excited? adam: i am. here's the deal, this is important news because boeing even on a day the futures dropped, they closed up yesterday because they have a plan, still haven't answered the key question what caused the fire on the plane in boston and in japan. but they have a solution they're going to present to the faa tomorrow and partially what it says, read on the battery so that they have a greater space in between them so if they heat up, they don't catch fire. the potentia
transportation secretary ray lahood says the vast majority 47,000 workers will be for load one day for every two week pay period happening through september with a maximum of two days for every two weeks. this situation will be different from previous government shutdown in '95 spared from all of this. airlines could take a hit, travel experts saying rising delays could cause business travelers in the coming months to postpone any flight plans. it is time to use more skype. dennis: all right,...
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what we have is a briefing by the transportation secretary ray lahood talking about how americans could see flight delays of 90 minutes or even cancel flights as the faa is going to have to furlough raise significant number of air-traffic controllers. earlier this week it was the agricultural secretary talking about how food and meat inspectors would have to be furloughed. compromising the food safety in this country and the continued rollout by the white house to talk about the negative effects and consequences of those across the board spending cuts in non republicans saying because they refused to close tax loopholes for the wealthy, these automatic spending cuts will have to hit the budget on march 1st. republicans respond that this is all a show. >> it is a big deal when you're taking money out of people's pocket books and wallets and not giving the madonna and laying the market affects people are very real level but the most important thing is the president is using his bully pulpit and scaring people and bringing out the forces unleashing his cabinet to do the dog and pony show a
what we have is a briefing by the transportation secretary ray lahood talking about how americans could see flight delays of 90 minutes or even cancel flights as the faa is going to have to furlough raise significant number of air-traffic controllers. earlier this week it was the agricultural secretary talking about how food and meat inspectors would have to be furloughed. compromising the food safety in this country and the continued rollout by the white house to talk about the negative...
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eastern, transportation secretary ray lahood briefs the impacts of sequestration on his department, which could include major airport delays and air traffic controller reduction. on c-span2, it is booktv. pogroms related to the civil rights movement. on c-span3, american history tv and a visit to the historical sites across the country. all of these events begin at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the c-span network. >> at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest widows in the colonies. while in her mid-40s, she was considered an enemy by the british who threatened to take her hostage. later, she would become the first first lady as 57 years old. she is martha washington. we will visit some of the places that influenced her life, including lewisburg, mount vernon, philadelphia, and part of the conversation is dedicated to your questions with facebook and your tweets. >> you're watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs. we have live coverage of the senate and every become the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can get our schedules our website, and you can join in the conversation
eastern, transportation secretary ray lahood briefs the impacts of sequestration on his department, which could include major airport delays and air traffic controller reduction. on c-span2, it is booktv. pogroms related to the civil rights movement. on c-span3, american history tv and a visit to the historical sites across the country. all of these events begin at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the c-span network. >> at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest widows in the colonies. while in her...
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>> perhaps secretary ray lahood will have the f.a.a. instruct pilots while people are waiting on the tarmac, this delay brought to you by john boehner and house republicans. look, the numbers and the forecasts that they're talking about here are over ten years and the president talks about hundreds of thousands of jobs lost. this is over a decade if there is full implementation and there is never a budget deal produced in the next decade. then theoretically, these jobs might be lost. so this is all about, we've talked about this before. this is makings things sound and look as bad as humanly possible to try to get your adversary on the defense. because here is the worst part of all of this kabuky dance. not like all of a sudden somebody comes up with a hoover and sucks up 40 billion dollars. no, it happens incrementally. the other thing is this, this is all just set up to the fight that we're really going to have. and that's about beginning resolution that funds the government that's set to expire the end of next month. this is the warm
>> perhaps secretary ray lahood will have the f.a.a. instruct pilots while people are waiting on the tarmac, this delay brought to you by john boehner and house republicans. look, the numbers and the forecasts that they're talking about here are over ten years and the president talks about hundreds of thousands of jobs lost. this is over a decade if there is full implementation and there is never a budget deal produced in the next decade. then theoretically, these jobs might be lost. so...
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we also heard from ray lahood, transportation secretary who says the cuts will cause all kinds of flight delays. the agriculture department warning of food inspection furloughs, and possible closures of meat and poultry plants. gloria borger is in washington, all kinds of scary scenarios we have been hearing. other than issuing these dire warnings, is anyone doing anything to try to prevent the cuts from kicking in by friday? >> no. you know, just watching the pictures of erin in the snowstorm, i was thinking, it is like we know this huge storm is coming to the country, but nobody is buying a shovel. okay. nobody is getting together and talking. they're trading charges. they're playing a preblame game if you will. and each side is sticking with its own vision. i think the president is really making a calculation here that once these cuts go into effect, and, again, we have to say it is not all going to happen at once, it would happen gradually, but once these things go into effect, the president believes that the country is going it blame the republicans more than it will blame him. >> t
we also heard from ray lahood, transportation secretary who says the cuts will cause all kinds of flight delays. the agriculture department warning of food inspection furloughs, and possible closures of meat and poultry plants. gloria borger is in washington, all kinds of scary scenarios we have been hearing. other than issuing these dire warnings, is anyone doing anything to try to prevent the cuts from kicking in by friday? >> no. you know, just watching the pictures of erin in the...
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. >> lahood urged republicans in congress to see the movie "lincoln" to learn how to work together. >> references, what you call an acting performance, because you are -- you're going to be scaring the public today. this is going to be scaring the public about their travel plans. >> well, we'll see what the reaction of the public is. what i'm trying to do is to wake up members of the congress on the republican side to the idea that they need to come to the table, offer a proposal so that we don't have to have this kind of calamity in air service in america. >> jay carney and his counterpart in the speaker's office traded tweet over who is to blame, president's approach to deficit reduction, a sign administration officials are confident public opinion is on their side. >> the fact of the matter is that we can't get anything done without a bill passing the house of representatives. >> some republicans say hold on. senator tom coburn from oklahoma sent a letter to the white house asking why some administration officials are spending money traveling the country, advising communities on ho
. >> lahood urged republicans in congress to see the movie "lincoln" to learn how to work together. >> references, what you call an acting performance, because you are -- you're going to be scaring the public today. this is going to be scaring the public about their travel plans. >> well, we'll see what the reaction of the public is. what i'm trying to do is to wake up members of the congress on the republican side to the idea that they need to come to the table,...